The Affairs of Susan (1945) DVD-R

Starring Joan Fontaine, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe, Walter Abel, Don DeFore
Directed by William A. Seiter

Print: black/white
Runtime: 110 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

It all begins when popular actress Susan Darrell (Joan Fontaine) returns from a USO tour to
marry business executive Richard Aiken (Walter Abel). During his bachelor party, Aiken
commisserates with Susan's ex-husband, Broadway producer Roger Berton (George
Brent), and two of her former sweethearts, lumberman Mike Ward (Don DeFore) and
novelist Bill Anthony (Dennis O'Keefe). Each man recalls his experiences with Susan-and
each has an entirely different impression of the girl's personality! While trying to determine
who the "real" Susan is, her three previous boyfriends decide that the stuffy Aiken is not for
her. Indeed, Susan does reconsider her impending marriage in order to renew her romance
with one of her earlier amours, but it wouldn't be fair to reveal which one. An amusing
distaff variation on Citizen Kane (with a bit of Rashomon thrown in), The Affairs of Susan is a
tour de farce for Joan Fontaine, called upon to essay four different interpretation of the
same character.